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Mortgage rates dropped again this week, marking the second week in a row rates have decreased, according to Freddie Mac. Average 30-year mortgage rates are now at 6.42%, a five-week low.
Rates have dropped in response to remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it would be hiking the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, which was in line with market expectations.